Telling Him To Build A Church

She instructed the 57-year old man, “I would like you to build a church here so that I may give my love, compassion, help, and defense to everyone who seeks it in this place – for I am your mother, and I want you to have confidence in me and invoke me…” She also told him to bring the roses that had been growing on a hillside, which she then placed in Juan’s poncho.

Her Face Was Imprinted On It

Incredibly, the Lady of Guadalupe’s face became imprinted on Juan’s poncho, becoming one of the most iconic images of Mama Mary anywhere in the world. And even as years passed, the poncho has been studied over and over, proving that it was not only painted on in one single stroke, as that would basically be impossible. But the ‘paint’ wasn’t even made from any kind of mineral, vegetable or animal source, which should have been the case given it’s age. And even more miraculous, it shows no sign of decay, considering the amount of time that has gone on to survive since it first appeared in the world.